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Collaborators helped Jewish takeover of Jerusalem
The average Palestinian on the street was not surprised at all at the statements made by Israeli Knesset member Saleh Salim on Tuesday in which he identified himself with killing Palestinian collaborators and land-dealers who sold real estate to Jews.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/24/1998
Heroic Morocco trounces Scotland but fails to qualify
A heroic and brilliant Moroccan team trounced Scotland 3-0 but failed to make it to the second round because of U.S. referee Esfandiar Baharmast who offered a penalty-victory to Norway over World Champions of Brazil.
Morocco, Sports, 6/24/1998
Amnesty International: 60 Political Prisoners in Jordan
Amnesty International in its most recent report regarding the human rights in Jordan in 1997, said that about 350 people, among them prisoners of conscience, were arrested, "They were detained for political reasons," the report said, "About 50 of them were sentenced by the Court of Security of State."
Jordan, Politics, 6/24/1998
Libya denies having bought chemicals from South Africa
Libya has denied news reported by "imperialist circles" that it signed a contract with South Africa to buy military equipment, foremost chemical and germ weapons.
Libya, Military, 6/24/1998
Israel's reported nuclear tests is being investigated
Mohamoud Barakat, the head of the Arab Organization for Atomic Energy, said that Israel's possession of nuclear weapons conflicts with the just and comprehensive peace demanded by the Arab states and the whole world.
Regional, Politics, 6/24/1998
Egyptian human rights report: 191 killed due to violence in the last year
The Egyptian Human Rights Organization addressed on Tuesday in its annual report the state of human rights in Egypt during the last year.
Egypt, Politics, 6/24/1998
Moroccan economic indicators meet Maastricht criteria
French bank Parisbas lauded the Moroccan budgetary and monetary policies, enforced at the end of the structural adjustment in 1993, and said the indicators posted in 1997 meet the "Maastricht criteria": inflation maintained at 1 percent and public deficit nearing 3 percent of the GDP.
Morocco, Economics, 6/24/1998
President Mubarak urges Sudan to commit to obligations
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Tuesday urged Khartoum to "commit itself to its obligations" so as to ease the relations between the two countries.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 6/24/1998
Qatar and Algeria agree upon a wide cooperation program
Qatar and Algeria agreed upon a wide program for trade and economic cooperation.
Algeria-Qatar, Business, 6/24/1998
Syria signs two agreements with Arab fund
Two loan agreements for the general power generating and transforming establishment and the Ministry of Agriculture were signed on Tuesday between Syria and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development.
Syria-Kuwait, Economics, 6/24/1998
Morocco's oil refiners to merge in 1999
Morocco's main oil refiner Samir is expected to merge with refinery Societe Cherifienne des Petroles (SCP) in the beginning of 1999, a senior manager said on Tuesday.
Morocco, Business, 6/24/1998
Libyan supports an Arab military bloc
The general secretariat of the people's committee for unity in Libya on Tuesday welcomed the call advocated by Egyptian Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Hussein Tantawi to set up an Arab military bloc to meet challenges impeding the Arab nation and to facilitate technical advancement.
Libya-Egypt, Military, 6/24/1998
Oman signs petroleum agreement with the American company Amoco
The Omani minister of Petroleum and Gas Mohammed Ben Hamd El-Ramhy signed a new privilege agreement for petroleum with the US company Amoco, the third exploration agreement this month after signing agreements with the companies Triton and Occidental.
Oman, Business, 6/24/1998
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Jawad al-Anani, the Jordanian deputy prime minister and foreign minister, said in press statements that Ammam is awaiting a decision from the Kuwaiti government to approve the opening of the Jordanian embassy in Kuwait and raising relations between the two countries to the ambassadorial level.
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UN's Richard Butler reported to the U.N. that Iraq had armed weapon with chemical weapons as discovered at a site were Iraqi weapons were previously destroyed. The material found at the site will be tested independently in France according to a CNN report.
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Egyptian economic studies issued by the Arab assembly for reconomic research, confirmed that trade increased between Egyptian and France during 1997, to $929 million, from $524 million in 1996, an increase of 77%. The study ranked Egypt as the fifth-highest Arab trade partner with France after Algeria, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia.
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Bahrain's prime minister stressed the importance of an Arab common market, Gulf Daily News reported.
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Dubai's non-oil foreign trade rose by 2.4 percent in 1997, Khaleej Times reported.
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The EU will finance the establishment of a technical information center and database in Muscat, Oman Daily Observer reported.
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Qatar's crown prince begins a two-day visit to Britain today, Gulf Times reported.
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Saudi Arabia has given its approval to a GCC plan to allow GCC national banks to open branches in other GCC states, Saudi Press Agency reported.
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Qatar opened a gas recycling plant owned by Qatar General Petroleum Corporation, Qatar News Agency reported.
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OPEC decided to reduce output by 5% (1.3 million barrel per day) to improve the price of oil that has been in a slump.
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The Yemeni vice president Abd Roboh Hady stated that the recent military exercises by U.S. forces are just a routine training aimed at improving the Yemeni army skills, and it has nothing to do with hostile or strategic goals against others, pointing out that Yemen has no objections to launching similar training with Russian, British forces or others.
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Morocco and the European Commission are studying arrangements for a 4 million ecu project to support Moroccan non-governmental organizations.
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Speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Saadoun Hammadi, left Morocco on Tuesday at the end of a work visit during which he held talks with Moroccan Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, and with Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives, Abdelouahed Radi.
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The European Union's peace process coordinator, Miguel Moritanos, will arrive on Saturday in Cairo, where he will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, and Arab League Secretary-General Esmat Abdul Meguid to discuss the importance of raising the level of Arab - European coordination in the coming period.
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Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Tuesday received Tunisian Foreign Minister Saeed Bin Mustafa.
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Zyzon power station (200 MGW ), near the Syrian province of Idleb will be inaugurated today by Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi, said director of Idleb's electricity establishment Zuheir al-Shehne.
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The Arab League will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow to discuss Israel's plans to tighten its grip on Jerusalem. Spokesman for the AL, Talaat Hamed, said in Cairo on Tuesday that the meeting came at the request of the Palestinians.
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